Creating Wallpaper with Windows 3.0 Paintbrush (72301)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 3.0
Microsoft Windows 3.0a

This article was previously published under Q72301

SUMMARY

To create Desktop Wallpaper the size of the display screen in Windows 3.0, you must draw the image to the pixel resolution (also known as pels resolution) of the display driver being used. The chart below lists the common video standards with their widths and heights:

   Video Display      Width     Height
   -------------      -----     ------

   Standard VGA       640       480
   Super VGA          800       600
   8514/a             1024      768
   EGA                640       350
   CGA                640       200
   Hercules           720       384

MORE INFORMATION

To set up Paintbrush for standard VGA display, do the following:

From the Paintbrush Options menu, choose Image Attributes.
From the Units box, select the Pels button.
In the Width box, type 640. In the Height box, type 480.
Choose the OK button.
From the File menu, choose New. Draw the image.

You can use the same steps to set up for other display resolutions.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	7/7/2005
Keywords:	KB72301